Monthly archives: March, 2016

There is a new, unfortunate and undemocratic trend that can now be associated with elections and the internet in Africa. Almost in keeping with their new found ‘third termism’, some African governments have taken to switching off their citizens’ access to the internet or social media during general elections or referendums. The most recent examples

Zambia goes to the general elections in August this year under a new constitution that has significantly altered the electoral environment. The amended constitution stipulates that a winning presidential candidate must poll at least 50+1 percent of total votes cast. Also, positions of city mayor and council chairperson new now electable for a period of

During the first Presidential debate, Maureen Kyalya Waluube – who was the only woman in the 2016 Uganda Presidential race – said that some of the women in power are “dummies.” I suspect some of those women might have been horrified, especially given that it was coming from a fellow woman, one who has “been”

This week the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) assembled our best minds in dealing with corruption. Probably to cut the cost associated with paying for our venues, this #BBCAfricaDebate was held at the British Council in Dar es Salaam. Of course, dealing with the apparent “Africa’s biggest killer” can mean anything from conceptualizing to combating even among those who

It took over an hour for the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) President-Elect, Andrew Kamanga to move from the audience at Moba Hotel to the front of the conference room, a short distance of about 60 meters. Overjoyed councilors who had fought for eight years to unseat the 1988 African Footballer of Year, Kalusha Bwalya

In January this year Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe declared a state of disaster especially in the rural areas mainly caused by drought which already has killed herds of livestock with people facing food shortages. Despite declaring the drought a state of disaster, Mugabe seems not to care much, he even hosted his lavish 92nd birthday

“And let’s not forget, Kenyans & Tanzanians, that both Tanzania and Kenya are in Africa” – Issa Shivji The Internet has provided humanity with a social space that was unimaginable not very long ago. Information travels faster like never before, an incident in the streets of Lilongwe is a click away for someone in Shanghai

Fridays are the day when – if I happen to walk into a store that sells newspapers – I’ll often cast a wistful gaze at the stack of Mail & Guardian (M&G) papers delivered that morning, noting that my primary impulse would sooner be to straighten the stack rather than to buy a copy. This

The runner-up in Uganda’s February 18 poll, Dr. Kizza Besigye still remains under lock-down – 23 days on. Handicapped, he failed to file a Presidential Election Petition to challenge the disputed polls. However, candidate Amama Mbabazi managed to beat the deadline to file his petition. Apparently, we are now set for two battles – one

While in power 2012–2014, President Joyce Banda lamented on the difficulties of running Malawi economy: “It’s heavy, but I am able to carry it. Why? Because I am an African Woman. An African woman carries heavy loads anyway. That’s how we are trained; are brought up that nothing is unbearable. I use that now, positively.

We reporters in Zambia must start researching, we need to learn about health conditions. These fake stories we write about people "crashlanding" one will be sued and lose the case in court. These old people we find naked suffer from mental problems while others have dementia.

These prices can’t explain how much/ what one can do with that monthly data bundle. For most folks it doesn’t even last a month anyway - forcing them to use very limited internet in the name of saving bundle. See the figures here: kainjasite.wordpress…twitter.com/mynassah…

Eriterians and South Sudanese are fleeing from dictatorship and genocide but are being sent to Rwanda and Uganda as if these are the best countries in Africa that can provide standards that would give hope these refugees. From One dictatorship to another.

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